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Rainer Küchl is an Austrian violinist who was born in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria, in August 1950. He started to play the violin at the age of 11, and was admitted to the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, at the age of 14, where he studied with Franz Samohyl. At the age of 20 he became concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. As a soloist he has worked with some of the world's most famous orchestras and conductors, such as Karl Böhm, Leonard Bernstein, Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, and Simon Rattle. In 1973 he founded the Küchl Quartett which is now known as the Wiener Musikverein Quartett. Since 1976, the Wiener Musikverein Quartett has its own concert series at the Brahmssaal of the Musikverein Vienna. Rainer Küchl is a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. Among his pupils were Wolfgang David and Joji Hattori. Rainer Küchl plays 'The Chaconne' by Antonius Stradivari, Cremona 1725, given as a loan by the Austrian National Bank. ==Decorations and awards== *1973: Mozart Interpretation Prize for solo performances *1978: Mozart Medal of the Mozartgemeinde Wien (award of Küchl Quartet) *1985: Gold Medal of the province of Salzburg *1988: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art *1994: Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria *2001: Honorary Member of the Vienna State Opera *2010: Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon - Contributed to the promotion of the cultural relations and mutual understanding between Japan and the Republic of Austria 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rainer Küchl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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